ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 19 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: The City of Albuquerque is taking new strides towards citywide sustainability goals with a new partnership with the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology (ICAST). ICAST will assess and make energy efficiency improvements to eight city-owned affordable housing properties. "Utilities can be one of the highest expenses for households," said Joseph Montoya, Deputy Director of Housing.   more

NEW IBERIA, Louisiana, April 19 -- Dirks, Van Essen and April, a merger and acquisition firm, issued the following news release: New Iberia Newsmedia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carpenter Media Group (CMG), has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire The Daily Iberian from Wick Communications of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Work to complete the transaction is underway. Dirks, Van Essen & April, a media merger and acquisition firm based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is representing Wick Communications  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Residents of Sunland Park, New Mexico continue to grapple with dangerously high levels of arsenic in their drinking water, exacerbating health concerns and sparking calls for action. Despite repeated violations and community outcry, lax enforcement, aging infrastructure, and political pressures have allowed the contamination to persist, underscoring broader failures in ensuring safe drinking water for marginalized c  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 19 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: From a young age, Terese Flores dreamed of moving to New York City. Raised in Silver City and Las Cruces, she hoped her dream would one day become a reality. Twenty years after graduating from New Mexico State University with a bachelor's degree in geography, she is now the Regional Park Manager for Manhattan in the New York City Parks Department. Since starting her position, she has helped the c  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 19 -- PNM, an electricity provider in New Mexico, issued the following news release: Recently, the Albuquerque Public Schools' Education, Foundation (APSEF) named PNM as their Outstanding Corporate Partner for 2024. Each year, PNM employees volunteer hundreds of hours, giving back to the community and supporting the causes they are enthusiastic about. Many of those hours are spent at APS locations. Not only do PNM employees give their time, but when they donate   more